Mass shooting in Florida – level 1

20-06-2016 07:00

A man goes into a gay night club. He starts shooting. He kills 49 people. He injures fifty-three people. This happens in Orlando, Florida.

People interview the man’s father. He says that his son is very anti-gay. He says that his son is not radicalised. However, the shooter says that he supports the Islamic State. He says this when he is shooting.

Police attack the club. They shoot and kill the man.

Difficult words: injure (make problems with the body), radicalised (be radical – have a very strong opinion about something), support (like).

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